KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend early Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager after first thanking them for everything they had done for him, police said. Authorities did not immediately release a possible motive for the murder-suicide, which stunned the team and ...

mxer wrote:Most likely attributed to repeated blows to the head and brain damage. Sad

That's highly speculative at best - not saying that it's not what happened, but I AM saying that it's way too early to tell the cause, regardless it's a terrible situation that occurred. I feel terrible for all involved - I'm definitely of the belief that this reaches far, far too many people.

This is such a travesty. How selfish, he took someone's daughter and now his child has no parents. So sad, that's awful that the coaches and GM saw that, I couldn't fathom it. Heart and prayers go to their families.

gardengirl wrote:Wow. Just wow. I'm so sorry. And to know they had an infant child, just breaks your heart.

Prayers to all those in my former KC-area home.

And to think that some soulless ingrate actually gave you a thumbs down? Whoever did that is a sad human being. Someone shows sadness for this tragedy and they give it a thumbs down? Pitiful.While I never understand suicides, I give my deepest sympathy to the families involved and to the coaches that had to witness this senseless act.Oh, and to the genius that attributed this to football related brain injuries, get a reality check. You have no clue as to what caused it, so stop with the Marcus Welby MD., trip. He obviously was having issues with his girlfriend. And who knows what underlying problems were going on to cause them to get that far apart from each other? I sure don't know and you also don't know. But stop trying to put a medical reason behind it. Nobody knows what went on in their lives..., oh, wait, YOU do.

How to reconcile this, make it make sense, give it meaning. I don't know. A child will grow up without a Mom or a Dad... and have this tragedy as a legacy. Long after this becomes the disposable news of the day, this kid will grow up, with the weight of this. A Dad, a murderer, a Mom, a victim of his Dad's rage. The crime of passion label does not do this justice. Nor does mental illness tag. That's a cop out. You don't kill a loved one out of passion or whatever and leave a child, your child, in this hell... That's a selfish act. No excuses. Some crimes bear their own moral weight. This is a crime. My heart goes out to those who are suffering because of this. Suicide is a solitary act. The victims are loved ones. Murder is not. It is the ultimate crime against humanity.

mxer wrote:Most likely attributed to repeated blows to the head and brain damage. Sad

More likely attributable to an immoral relationship that was ending.

And yes, I know no one wants to hear that, which is why we will continue to read about things like this and wonder why.

Maybe since you don't have one, but think about where are your morals and judgment is occurring? I'll answer it for you, your brain's grey matter. Now think about if it this brain matter continually gets bruise and smashed against your skull, do you think it functions the same?

mxer wrote:Most likely attributed to repeated blows to the head and brain damage. Sad

You have absolutely no way of knowing that. Stop playing amateur doctor. People who have never played a down of football do horrible things like this all the time.

That's why I said most likely. Brain damage is serious business. How do you know if I'm not a doctor? Think about that one for a while. Or maybe I've seen first hand how damage to a person's frontal lobes can affect their personality, morality, judgement or their perception of who they are.

Or chew on this, NFL players have a suicide rate 6 times that of the national average. What say you?

mxer wrote:Most likely attributed to repeated blows to the head and brain damage. Sad

You have absolutely no way of knowing that. Stop playing amateur doctor. People who have never played a down of football do horrible things like this all the time.

That's why I said most likely. Brain damage is serious business. How do you know if I'm not a doctor? Think about that one for a while. Or maybe I've seen first hand how damage to a person's frontal lobes can affect their personality, morality, judgement or their perception of who they are.

Or chew on this, NFL players have a suicide rate 6 times that of the national average. What say you?

What say you? Well, I, for one, say that's absurd. You are reaching for straws without any proof to this guys life. He had money, he had a relationship, he had a child between them. He had problems. To assume that his emotional problems are due to having his head knocked around during his football career is soooo far reaching. I have a family member who once tried to commit suicide. Thank God he failed. Point is, he NEVER played football or any other sport, for that matter. No, he was depressed because of relationship issues and didn't handle it very well. So knock off the medical garbage till we get a proper medical answer, if ever one is given. You are trying to create an answer to this tragedy without a lick of proof. The proof that is apparent is that he fought with his girlfriend, things went south and people died and a child was left without parents.Oh, and police officers and soldiers back from war have a higher suicide rate than football players. Was that because of head injuries, too?????